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'eriodicals  for  the  Small  Library 


BY 


FRANK  K.  WALTER 


NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY  SCHOOL 


I  American  Library  Association  Publishing  Board 

78  East  Washington  Street,  Chicago 
1913 


Periodicals  for  the  Small  Library 

BY 

FRANK  K.  WALTER 

NEW  YORK  STATE  LIBRARY  SCHOOL 


American  Library  Association  Publishing  Board 

78  East  Washington  Street,  Chicago 
1913 


CONTENTS 

Page 

Periodicals  for  the  small  library 3 

Binding  4 

Subscriptions   5 

Periodical  sets 6 

Suggested  list  of  magazines  for  the  small  library. ...  8 

Periodical  indexes  and  reference  use 26 

First  magazines  to  select  for  a  small  library 29 

Periodicals  indexed  in  general  periodical  indexes. ...  30 


PERIODICALS  FOR  THE  SMALL  LIBRARY.1 

The  steadily  increasing  use  of  periodicals  and  par- 
ticularly of  the  popular  magazines  makes  it  necessary 
for  even  the  smallest  library  to  have  some  for  the  use 
of  its  patrons.  The  popular  magazine  will  attract  to  the 
library  many  who  have  already  become  accustomed  to 
magazine  reading  but  who  seldom  read  any  books  other 
than  the  most  trashy  fiction.  Even  though  the  chief 
attraction  of  the  average  magazine  is  its  short  story  or 
its  serial  fiction,  there  are  few  magazines  which  lay  claim 
even  to  respectability  that  do  not  contain  articles  on  poli- 
tics, science  and  other  subjects  of  general  importance  so 
attractively  presented  and  illustrated  as  to  hold  the  atten- 
tion of  even  the  careless  reader.  In  the  smaller  libraries 
this  use  for  general  reading  will  be  the  chief  argument 
for  subscribing  to  magazines. 

In  addition  to  this  usually  temporary  use  the  perma- 
nent value  of  the  magazine  as  reference  material  must 
be  considered.  In  a  considerable  number  of  cases  the 
magazine  which  is  popular  for  general  reading  will  also 
be  a  valuable  reference  aid,  especially  for  club  papers 
and  debates  on  current  topics."  In  other  cases  the  maga- 
zine may  very  properly  be  purchased  chiefly  for  its  refer- 
ence value. 

Magazines  which  are  used  primarily  for  general  read- 
ing should  be  circulated.  Most  libraries  circulate  all  un- 
bound numbers,  except  the  current  one,  for  a  limited 
period  (usually  from  three  to  seven  days).  All  current 
numbers  should  be  placed  on  tables  or  open  cases  in  the 
reading  room  so  as  to  be  readily  accessible  to  readers 
and  the  unbound  numbers  of  the  current  volume  should 


1The  compiler  of  this  list  is  under  great  obligation  to  Mrs.  Katha- 
rine MacDonald  Jones'  Magazines  for  the  small  library  (1909)  for 
the  general  plan  and  much  of  the  matter  which  appears  here.  The 
fact  that  Mrs.  Jones'  list  is  out  of  print  is  the  chief  reason  for  the 
appearance  of  the  present  one. 

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4  PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY 

be  filed  nearby.  Duplicate  copies  of  the  most  popular 
magazines  cost  much  less  than  the  newest  books  and 
often  supply  the  demand  for  "something  new"  quite  as 
well  as  a  new  book.  Magazines  which  are  much  used 
for  reference  purposes  in  the  library,  particularly  bound 
volumes,  should  not  be  circulated  except  for  very  short 
periods.  If  there  is  much  demand  for  them  for  home 
reading,  recent  bound  volumes  of  the  more  popular  ones 
should  be  purchased  for  circulating  purposes.  In  many 
cases  the  magazines  can  be  obtained  as  donations  from 
patrons  of  the  library  and  the  duplicate  bound  volumes  in 
this  way  obtained  for  the  mere  cost  of  binding. 

Binding.  All  magazines  which  are  circulated  and  all 
which  are  much  used  in  the  reading  room  should  be  put 
into  temporary  binders.  There  are  numerous  binders, 
each  with  its  advocates.  Information  concerning  bind- 
ers which  have  been  satisfactory,  with  prices,  may  be 
obtained  from  Cedric  Chivers,  911  Atlantic  avenue, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  Gaylord  Bros.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  The 
American  Library  Bindery,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  W.  M. 
Banner,  105  Raymond  street,  Cambridge,  Mass.  Inex- 
pensive home-made  binders  may  be  made  from  "red  ma- 
nila  rope"  paper  or  thin  cardboard  covered  or  lined  with 
chintz  or  cambric.  The  magazines  may  be  fastened  into 
these  covers  by  means  of  "Ballard  clips"  (address  H.  H. 
Ballard,  Berkshire  Athenaeum,  Pittsfield,  Mass.,  for  in- 
formation concerning  them)  or  by  perforating  cover  and 
magazine  with  an  awl  and  lacing  the  magazine  into  the 
cover  with  tape  or  shoe  string.  This  latter  method  is 
cheap  and  convenient  and  is  used  in  many  binders  now 
on  the  market,  but  perforating  prevents  the  magazine 
from  opening  well  and  injures  it  for  binding  purposes. 

Whenever  possible,  magazines  which  prove  useful  in 
reference  work  should  be  bound.  Prices  will  vary  with 
different  binders,  but  a  good  durable  cloth  binding  should 
be  obtained  at  from  60  to  75  cents  a  volume. 

If  the  library  income  is  too  small  to  permit  binding, 
back  numbers  may  be  preserved  and  conveniently  con- 
sulted for  reference  purposes  by  putting  them  into  pam- 
phlet boxes  or  by  putting  around  them  a  wrapper  of 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY  5 

stout  manila  paper.  Satisfactory  pamphlet  boxes  may  be 
obtained  at  from  15  to  60  cents  each  (with  discounts  for 
larger  quantities),  according  to  the  size  and  material 
(heavy  pasteboard  or  wood)  desired.  Prices  and  sizes 
may  be  obtained  from  the  Democrat  Printing  Co.,  Mad- 
ison, Wis. ;  Gaylord  Bros.,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  Globe- Wer- 
nicke  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O. ;  Library  Bureau,  Boston,  Chi- 
cago, New  York  City,  San  Francisco,  etc.  The  Demo- 
crat Printing  Co.  will  furnish  a  manila  case  at  $5  per 
hundred  and  Simpson,  Morehead  &  Co.,  Albany,  N.  Y., 
will  furnish  a  larger,  stiffer  case  of  stout  pasteboard  at 
the  same  price.  Both  of  these  are  fairly  satisfactory  for 
periodicals  and  pamphlets  which  are  comparatively  little 
used  but  neither  is  strong  enough  for  continued  hard 
use.  Each  box  or  wrapper  should  be  plainly  labeled 
with  the  name  of  the  magazine,  the  volume  number  and 
the  inclusive  dates.  It  is  necessary  to  obtain  from  the 
publishers  title  pages  and  indexes  for  each  volume  as 
soon  as  possible  after  its  completion,  as  many  publishers 
print  only  small  editions  of  indexes  and  send  them  only 
on  application.  Missing  numbers  of  the  cheaper  or  most 
popular  magazines  may  often  be  obtained  as  gifts  from 
users  of  the  library. 

Subscriptions  to  magazines.  In  subscribing  to  maga- 
zines it  is  important  to  remember  that  the  subscription 
price  is  an  annual  expense  and  every  subscription  pre- 
vents just  that  much  money  from  being  available  for 
other  purposes.  It  is  not  ordinarily  advisable  to  subscribe 
for  a  magazine  which  is  not  to  be  continued.  For  this 
reason  the  list  of  magazines  taken  should  be  carefully 
planned  with  reference  to  the  needs  of  the  individual 
library  and  none  should  be  subscribed  to  which  have  not 
already  proved  useful  or  which  promise  to  be  so.  Con- 
siderable money  can  be  saved  by  purchasing  all  period- 
icals through  one  agent  and,  as  far  as  possible,  by  having 
all  subscriptions  begin  and  end  at  the  same  time.  Better 
rates  are  sometimes  given  for  subscriptions  which  begin 
on  the  first  of  January.  The  discounts  vary,  but  from  5  to 
20  per  cent,  depending  on  the  dealer,  the  periodicals  de- 
sired, and  the  size  of  the  order,  may  usually  be  obtained. 


6  PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY 

On  large  orders  it  is  often  profitable  to  submit  the  list  of 
periodicals  desired  to  several  dealers  for  competitive  bids. 
Most  booksellers  will  act  as  magazine  agents  and  regu- 
lar magazines  agencies  may  usually  be  used  with  satis- 
factory reults.  A  few  of  the  dealers  and  agencies  who 
have  proved  satisfactory  are  listed  below: 

Franklin  Square  Subscription  Agency,  Franklin  Square.  New 
York  City. 

Herman  Goldberger,  250  Devonshire  street,  Boston,  Mass. 

J.  W.  Grumiaux,  Le  Roy,  N.  Y. 

J.  M.  Hanson,  Lexington,  Ky. 

Lemcke  &  Biichner,  30  West  Twenty-seventh  street,  New  York 
City. 

A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co.,  218  South  Wabash  avenue,  Chicago,  111. 

Henry  Malkan,  18  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

G.  E.  Stechert  &  Co.,  151-55  West  Twenty-fifth  street,  New 
York  City. 

H.  W.  Wilson  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Wisconsin  News  Co.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Periodical  sets.  In  any  but  the  very  smallest  libraries 
it  is  desirable  to  get  full  sets  or  at  least  a  considerable 
number  of  consecutive  volumes  of  the  most  used  maga- 
zines. If  enough  money  is  available,  it  is  well  to  buy 
full  sets  at  once,  especially  if  the  magazine  has  been 
established  rather  recently  and  the  total  number  of  vol- 
umes is  not  large,  but,  as  the  small  library  can  not 
afford  many  full  sets,  it  is  often  better  to  begin  with  the 
last  complete  volume  and  work  backward  or  to  buy  con- 
secutive volumes  from  about  1900  to  date.  In  this  way 
the  library  will  have  the  later  and,  presumably,  the  most 
useful  material,  while  the  missing  volumes  will  be  the 
older  ones  with  a  large  percentage  of  out-of-date  matter. 

Sets  should  usually  be  purchased  for  their  reference 
value,  though  many  like  St.  Nicholas  for  children 
or  the  Century,  Harper's  and  similar  magazines  circulate 
very  readily  for  general  reading.  Odd  volumes  are  often 
quite  as  useful  as  sets  for  general  circulation  and  sets 
which  are  much  used  for  reference  should  not  be  circu- 
lated if  there  is  danger  of  losing  or  wearing  out  volumes 
which  can  not  easily  be  replaced. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY  7 

Broken  sets  should  seldom  be  purchased  unless  cer- 
tain to  be  needed  and  obtainable  at  decidedly  low  prices, 
as  the  missing  volumes  may  prove  to  be  the  very  ones 
that  the  library  would  use  most.  Odd  volumes  can  usu- 
ally be  purchased  very  cheaply  from  second-hand  dealers, 
but  it  is  seldom  easy  to  fill  up  sets  satisfactorily  in  this 
manner.  Both  complete  and  partial  sets  should  be  pur- 
chased from  reputable  dealers.  Private  owners  almost 
always  overestimate  the  value  of  sets  or  portions  of  sets 
they  own  and  the  ordinary  bookseller  will  seldom  take 
either  the  time  or  the  trouble  to  make  up  complete  sets. 
It  is  usually  better  to  get  estimates  from  more  than  one 
dealer.  Among  the  dealers  who  specialize  in  general 
periodicals  are : 

American  Magazine  Exchange,  3815  Franklin  avenue,  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

Boston  Book  Co.,  83-91  Francis  street,  Fenway,  Boston,  Mass. 

Hub  Magazine  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. 

Philadelphia  Magazine  Depot,  326  North  Tenth  street,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa. 

H.  W.  Wilson  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Much  valuable  material  may  often  be  obtained  as  gifts 
from  users  of  the  library  and  from  the  reading  rooms  of 
social  clubs.  All  such  gifts  should  be  accepted  with  the 
distinct  understanding  that  their  final  disposal  shall  be 
entirely  in  the  hands  of  the  librarian.  Odd  volumes  and 
incomplete  sets  may  often  be  obtained  as  gifts  or  ex- 
changes from  the  duplicate  collections  of  larger  libraries. 


PERIODICALS   FOR   THE   SMALL   LIBRARY 


SUGGESTED  LIST  OF  MAGAZINES  FOR  THE 
SMALL  LIBRARY 

It  is  quite  as  impossible  to  prepare  a  list  of  magazines 
that  will  be  best  for  all  libraries  as  to  prepare  a  list  of 
books  that  will  suit  all  localities.  The  aim  should  be 
to  provide  the  best  material  the  patrons  will  read  along 
the  different  lines  in  which  they  are  most  interested. 
When  a  choice  must  be  made  it  is  usually  better  to  take 
a  good  magazine  which  readers  would  not  otherwise  see 
than  to  duplicate  those  which  a  large  part  of  the  commu- 
nity already  have  in  their  homes.  It  is  generally  better 
to  confine  subscriptions  largely  to  such  magazines  as  are 
indexed  in  one  or  more  of  the  general  periodical  indexes. 
Unindexed  volumes  or  sets  lose  most  of  their  value  be- 
cause their  contents  are  not  readily  accessible. 

Small  libraries  are  often  advised  to  make  their  selec- 
tions from  the  periodicals  indexed  in  the  Readers'  Guide 
Abridged  if  less  than  twenty  magazines  are  taken;  if 
more  than  twenty  are  taken,  to  select  them  from  the 
larger  list  in  the  Readers'  Guide ;  and,  if  a  periodical  col- 
lection of  considerable  size  is  to  be  established,  to  pur- 
chase first  the  sets  indexed  in  the  abridged  Poole  and  its 
Supplement.  (See  pages  26-28.)  Generally  speaking, 
this  is  a  safe  plan  to  follow,  though  numerous  exceptions 
must  be  made  to  suit  individual  cases. 

The  following  list  is  merely  suggestive  and  is  based 
largely  on  selected  lists  published  elsewhere  as  well  as 
on  a  comparison  of  lists  of  periodicals  taken  by  various 
libraries  throughout  the  country  and  on  the  opinions  of 
a  number  of  librarians  and  commission  workers.  The 
arrangement  is  alphabetical.  Suggested  lists  of  the  best 
for  the  small  library  to  get  first  are  given  on  pages  29-30. 
Volume  numbers  and  dates  have  been  corrected  to  Feb- 
ruary, 1913.  Many  excellent  periodicals  are  not  listed 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE   SMALL   LIBRARY  9 

here  because  they  cover  much  the  same  ground  as  those 
which  are  included  or  because  their  special  character 
makes  them  better  suited  to  large  than  to  small  libraries. 
Library  periodicals  are  not  included,  as  their  use  is 
largely  confined  to  the  library  staff.  The  relatively  large 
number  of  periodicals  for  teachers  is  due  to  a  demand 
on  the  part  of  librarians  for  such  periodicals  quite  as 
much  as  to  their  inclusion  in  the  general  periodical  in- 
dexes. 

A  very  few  of  the  best  magazines  for  smaller  children 
have  been  included  at  the  request  of  commission  work- 
ers and  librarians  in  villages  and  small  towns.  Before 
subscribing  to  any  of  this  class,  it  is  well  to  remember 
that  many  of  the  most  prominent  children's  librarians  do 
not  consider  such  periodicals  desirable,  both  on  account 
of  the  almost  inevitable  mediocrity  of  their  contents  and 
because  it  is  more  than  questionable  whether  the  maga- 
zine reading  habit  should  be  prematurely  developed. 
Illustrated  magazines  for  adults  are  often  popular  with 
children  able  to  enjoy  St.  Nicholas  and  the  Youth's  Com- 
panion and  picture  books  and  well  selected  stories  of  per- 
manent value  will  usually  more  than  satisfy  those  who 
are  too  young  to  enjoy  the  better  magazines.  Several 
libraries  report  that  the  magazines  for  small  children  are 
used  so  little  that  further  subscription  to  them  has  proved 
quite  unnecessary. 

American  City  (monthly).  New  York,  1909-13.  v.  1-8.  $2. 

Indexed  in  Reader's  Guide. 

"A  monthly  review  of  municipal  improvement  and  civic  ad- 
vance." Deals  with  civic  problems  of  all  kinds.  Numerous 
fairly  good  half-tone  illustrations.  More  popular  in  treatment 
than  the  Annals  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and 
Social  Science  and  less  radical  in  tone  than  the  Survey.  With 
January,  1913,  begins  a  department  "Town  and  village,"  which 
will  treat  municipal  and  civic  problems  in  communities  of  less 
than  5,000  poulation. 

American  Magazine  (monthly).     New  York,  1905-1913. 
v.  60-75.    $1.50. 

Indexed   in   Poole,   Library   Index,   Readers'   Guide   and 

Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 
Continuation    of    Leslie's    Magazine.      Pays    especial  atten- 


10  PERIODICALS  FOR    THE  SMALL   LIBRARY 

tion  to  political  reform  movements,  sociological  matters 
and  biography,  but  also  contains  good  short  stories  and  at  least 
one  serial  of  merit.  Generally  considered  by  librarians  to  be  one 
of  the  best  of  the  cheaper  magazines.  The  change  to  quarto 
form  with  the  December,  1912,  number  (v.  75,  no.  2)  makes  the 
magazine  less  convenient  to  handle  and  more  expensive  to  bind. 

Annals  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science  (bi-monthly).     Philadelphia,  1890-1913. 
v.  1-41.    $6. 
Indexed  in  Poole,  Library  Index  and  Readers'  Guide. 

Full,  detailed  discussions  of  economic,  sociological  and  polit- 
ical subjects  by  leading  authorities.  In  the  later  volumes  each 
number  is  confined  to  a  series  of  articles,  by  different  writers, 
on  a  single  subject.  Among  recent  subjects  treated  are  Country 
life,  Child  labor  laws,  Wages  of  women  workers,  Efficiency  in 
city  government,  Commission  government,  Initiative,  referen- 
dum and  recall.  Excellent  for  debate  work  and  frequently  not 
too  difficult  either  in  language  or  treatment  for  the  average  third 
or  fourth  year  high  school  student.  Single  numbers  can  be 
obtained  at  $1  each  by  libraries  which  can  not  afford  to  sub- 
scribe regularly.  This  affords  an  excellent  way  of  getting  high 
grade  material  of  current  interest  at  low  cost.  Supplementary 
numbers,  each  dealing  with  a  special  subject,  are  issued  from 
time  to  time. 

Atlantic  Monthly.    Boston,  1857-1912.    v.  1-111.    $4. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Readers' 
Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  abridged. 

Probably  the  most  uniformly  excellent  from  a  literary  stand- 
point of  any  American  magazine.  Contains  unusually  good 
fiction  and  poetry,  excellent  literary  criticism  and  is  one  of  the 
few  American  magazines  which  deliberately  encourages  the  gen- 
eral essay.  Much  attention  given  also  to  political,  sociological, 
economic  and  philosophical  subjects  treated  in  a  scholarly  but 
semi-popular  manner.  Excellent  paper  and  typography,  but  no 
illustrations  and  few  advertisements.  Of  rather  limited  circula- 
tion, but  widely  known  and  useful  in  almost  any  library  for 
reference  purposes  and  usually  read  by  at  least  the  more 
thoughtful  people  in  any  community. 

Boston  Cooking  School  Magazine  (monthly,  except  July 
and  September).  Boston,  1896-1913.  v.  1-17.  $1. 
Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 
Pays  particular  attention  to  food  and  cooking,  though  many 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY          11 

articles  on  general  domestic  economy  are  included.  Less  of  a 
general  magazine  than  Good  Housekeeping,  which  it  supple- 
ments very  well  and  for  which  it  is  sometimes  substituted. 

Cassier's  Magazine   (monthly).     New  York,   1891-1912. 
v.  1-43.    $3. 

Indexed  in   Poole,   Library  Index,  Readers'  Guide  and 
Engineering  Index. 

Deals  with  technology  and  applied  science  generally.  Authori- 
tative but  not  unduly  technical  articles.  The  numerous  half- 
tone illustrations  add  to  its  popularity,  especially  in  industrial 
centers. 

Century  Illustrated  Monthly  Magazine.  New  York,  1881- 
1912.    v.  23-84.    $4. 

Continuation  of  Scribner's  Monthly. 
Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

A  thoroughly  high  grade  general  magazine.  History,  art  and 
travel  receive  much  attention,  while  the  fiction  is  almost  always 
well  written  and  interesting.  The  illustrations  are  particu- 
larly good.  Wood  cuts,  engraved  half-tones  and  color  plates  are 
features.  The  fiction  makes  it  popular  for  reading  room  use 
or  circulation  and  the  non-fiction  is  generally  of  marked  refer- 
ence value.  It  should  be  noted  that  vol.  1  of  the  Century  (new 
ser.)  succeeds  vol.  22  of  Scribner's  Monthly  and  is  consequently 
listed  in  Poole  and  elsewhere  as  vol.  23  of  the  entire  series. 

Chautauquan  (monthly).    Chautauqua,  N.  Y.,  1880-1913. 
v.  1-69.    $2. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

The  official  organ  of  the  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scientific 
Circle.  Lists  of  required  reading  with  questions  and  review  out- 
lines and  suggested  programs  for  local  circles  are  regular  fea- 
tures. Includes  most  subjects  treated  in  general  magazines 
with  the  exception  of  fiction.  The  intentionally  simple  treat- 
ment of  topics  makes  it  particularly  useful  to  readers  of  but 
little  formal  education.  The  varying  size  makes  a  set  difficult 
to  bind  and  shelve.  A  convenient  starting  place  for  the  small 
library  is  vol.  44  (1907)  when  the  magazine  changed  from  a 
quarto  to  its  present  12mo  size. 


12  PERIODICALS  FOR    THE   SMALL   LIBRARY 

Children's  Magazine  (monthly).     Salem,  Mass.,  1903-13. 
v.  1-16.    $1. 
Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

Especially  intended  for  smaller  children.  Contains  stories, 
serials,  poetry,  riddles,  etc.,  similar  in  character  to  the  sections 
of  St.  Nicholas  and  the  Youth's  Companion  devoted  to  the 
smaller  children.  The  general  tone  is  wholesome  but  mediocre. 

Collier's  National  Weekly.     New  York,   1887-1912.     v. 
1-50.    $5.50. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  (since  January,  1909). 

An  aggressive  illustrated  weekly  devoted  to  current  events. 
Includes  also  short  stories  of  varying  merit.  Decidedly  radical, 
but  attempts  to  give  opponents'  point  of  view  also.  Very  popu- 
lar in  reading  rooms.  Its  large  size  makes  it  expensive  to  bind 
and  shelve  and  small  libraries  may  well  omit  it  from  their 
bound  files.  Serves  as  a  foil  to  Harper's  Weekly  (p.  16).  Both 
of  these  weeklies  are  popular  among  the  older  boys  and  girls 
who  frequent  children's  rooms. 

Country  Life  in  America  (monthly).     New  York,  1901- 
13.    v.  1-23.    $4. 

Indexed  in  Library  Index  and  Readers'  Guide. 

A  beautifully  illustrated  and  printed  magazine  dealing  with 
all  phases  of  life  on  a  country  estate.  Although  the  point  of 
view  is  that  of  the  wealthy  land-owner  and  not  of  the  farmer, 
the  very  attractive  illustrations  and  the  occasional  practical 
hints  on  house  furnishing,  stock  breeding  and  landscape  garden- 
ing make  it  popular  in  reading  rooms.  Small  libraries  will 
seldom  need  to  bind  it. 

Craftsman   (monthly).     Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  1901-1913.     v. 
1-23.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  (since  January,  1909)  and  in 
Library  Index. 

Deals  particularly  with  the  arts  and  crafts  and,  incidentally, 
with  arts  in  general.  In  the  later  volumes,  poetry,  fiction  and 
sociological  articles  are  more  in  evidence.  Plans  of  houses  of 
low  and  moderate  price  with  detailed  working  drawings  are  a 
very  valuable  feature. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY          13 

Current  Opinion  (monthly).      New  York,  1888-1912.     v. 
1-53.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Formerly  Current  Literature.  The  sub-title,  "a  review  of  the 
times"  indicates  the  general  character  of  the  magazine.  Includes 
as  general  divisions  Review  of  the  world,  Persons  in  the  fore- 
ground, Finance  and  industry,  Science  and  discovery,  Religion 
and  ethics,  Music  and  drama,  Literature  and  art,  Recent  poetry, 
Recent  fiction  and  the  critics."  Frequent  condensed  or  sum- 
marized articles  from  recent  books  or  periodicals.  Extended 
criticism,  with  frequent  quotations  from  recent  drama.  In  plan 
and  scope  resembles  both  the  Literary  Digest  and  the  Review 
of  Reviews.  Good  half-tone  illustrations.  January,  1913,  the 
size  was  changed  to  quarto  like  the  Literary  Digest  and  the 
name  changed  to  Current  Opinion. 

Delineator  (monthly).     New  York,  1873-1913.     v.  1-80. 
$1.50. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  since  January,  1909. 

"Similar  to  Harper's  Bazaar  in  scope  and  subjects.  Fashions 
are  simpler  and  better  adapted  to  use  in  home  dressmaking. 
Butterick  patterns  may  be  obtained  for  all  costumes  illustrated." 
— Jones. 

Dial  (semi-monthly).    Chicago,  1880-1913.    v.  1-54.    $2. 
Indexed  in  Poole,  Library  Index  and  Readers'  Guide. 

Chiefly  devoted  to  detailed  book  reviews,  which  are  usually 
signed,  with  numerous  briefer  comments  on  books  of  less  im- 
portance. Articles  on  general  literary  subjects  and  authors  are 
also  included,  as  well  as  frequent  brief  discussions  of  library 
matters.  The  reviews  are  readable  and  reliable  and  cover 
many  of  the  books  of  value  to  the  small  library.  Includes  also 
a  monthly  title  catchword  list  of  "topics  in  leading  periodicals." 

Education  (monthly).    Boston,  1880-1913.    v.  1-33.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index  and 
Readers'  Guide. 

"Devoted  to  the  science,  art,  philosophy  and  literature  of  edu- 
cation." The  articles  are  written  by  able  teachers  and  are  prac- 
tical in  character  and  well  "adapted  to  the  use  of  teachers  in 
small  cities  and  towns,"  with  special  emphasis  on  secondary 
school  matters. 


14  PERIODICALS   FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY 

Educational  Review  (monthly).     New  York,  1891-1913. 
v.  1-45.    $3. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Readers1 

Guide  and  Readers?  Guide  Abridged. 
There  is  also  an  Analytical  Index  to  vols.   1-25    (1891- 

1903),  $3. 

"On  the  whole  the  best  educational  journal  now  published,  but 
deals  only  with  methods  of  teaching  in  high  schools  and  col- 
leges and  offers  little  or  nothing  to  the  grade  teacher.  The  con- 
tributors are  for  the  most  part  recognized  authorities  on  their 
respective  subjects.  Treatment  of  subjects  generally  aims  to  be 
scholarly  and  not  technical,  but  both  subject  and  treatment 
are  beyond  the  average  teacher  in  the  small  city  and  town." — 
Jones. 

Elementary  School  Teacher  (monthly,  except  July  and 
August).    Chicago,  1900-12.    v.  1-13.    $1.50. 

Indexed  in  Readers1  Guide. 

"The  leading  periodical  devoted  to  elementary  education." 
Deals  with  principles  rather  than  with  detailed  methods  or 
ready-made  schoolroom  devices.     Good  signed  reviews  of  cur- 
rent educational  books. 

Engineering  Magazine  (monthly).  New  York,  1891-1913. 
v.  1-44.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Engineering  Index. 

Covers  engineering  in  general  in  articles  written  for  engineers 
or  well-informed  general  readers.  Includes  index  to  about  200 
technical  periodicals,  mainly  English,  French  and  German. 
Not  necessary  in  libraries  in  non-industrial  centers,  but  of  great 
reading  room  and  reference  use  in  the  vicinity  of  any  large 
industrial  establishment.  Back  volumes  are  even  more  valuable 
for  reference,  as  most  engineers  subscribe  regularly  and  hence 
have  the  current  volumes.  Articles  in  the  "Engineering  index" 
may  be  rented  from  the  publishers  of  the  magazine. 

Everybody's    Magazine    (monthly).      New   York,    1899- 
1913.    v.  1-48.    $1.50. 

Indexed  in  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index  and  Readers' 
Guide  (since  January,  1909). 

Ranks  with  the  American  and  McC lure's  as  one  of  the  better 
cheap  magazines  and  like  them  devotes  much  space  to  move- 
ments for  social  and  political  reform. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY          15 

Forum  (monthly).    New  York,  1886-1913.    v.  1-49.  $2.50. 

Published  as  a  quarterly,  July,  1902- July,  1908  (v.  34-39) 
v.  33  includes  only  March-June,  1902. 

Indexed  in   Poole,   Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index  and 
Readers'  Guide. 

The  earlier  volumes  (1-33)  are  very  useful  in  reference  and 
debate  work  on  political,  economic,  and  sociological  topics.  The 
quarterly  volumes  (34-39)  are  summaries  of  financial,  political, 
artistic  and  other  activities  of  the  period  with  a  few  literary 
and  other  general  articles.  The  latest  volumes  have  more  of 
the  features  of  a  general  magazine  with  special  emphasis  on 
social  tendencies  and  movements  and  are  less  important  for 
reference  purposes. 

Garden  Magazine  and  Farming  (monthly).    New  York, 
1905-12.    v.  1-16.    $1. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  since  Jan.,  1913. 
"Better   suited   to   the   small   library  than   Country   Life   in 
America,  because  less  expensive,  and  more  practical  in  subject 
and    treatment    for    the    uses    of    the    ordinary    householder." 
Jones. 

The  scope  has  recently  been  enlarged  to  include  agriculture 
in  general  as  well  as  its  original  field  of  indoor  and  outdoor 
horticulture,  landscape  gardening  and  building  plans. 

Good  Housekeeping  (monthly).     New  York,  1885-1913. 
v.  1-56.    $1.50. 

Indexed  in  Magazine  Subject-Index  (1907-08),  Readers' 
Guide  (Jan.,  1909-date). 

Covers  all  phases  of  domestic  economy,  including  cooking, 
entertaining,  suggested  household  budgets,  a  few  fashion  plates, 
short  stories  and  usually  a  serial.  Takes  the  point  of  view  of 
the  intelligent  housekeeper  of  limited  or  moderate  income. 
Since  1911  the  general  magazine  features  have  increased  in 
prominence  and  it  shows  a  tendency  toward  social  crusading 
and  fiction  of  a  rather  hectic  type.  Has  same  office  address  as 
Cosmopolitan  and  Hearst's  Magazine.  Wider  in  scope  than  the 
Boston  Cooking  School  Magazine. 

Harper's  Bazaar  (monthly).    1867-1913.    v.  1-48.    $1.25. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  and  Library  Index. 

"Originally  devoted  to  fashions,  but  now  nas  broadened  its 
field  and  includes  articles  on  every  phase  of  woman's  work  in 
the  home,  and  both  short  and  serial  fiction."  Jones. 

Dressmaking  and  general  fashions  are  still  prominent  and, 


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like  the  Delineator,  patterns  for  any  of  the  garments  illustrated 
may  be  purchased. 

Harper's  Monthly  Magazine.     New  York,  1850-1912.  v. 
1-126.    $4.. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Ranks  with  the  Century  and  Scribner's  as  an  excellent  general 
magazine,  and  has  about  the  same  general  scope,  dealing  more 
with  travel  and  popular  science  and  rather  less  with  history, 
biography  and  general  literary  criticism  than  the  Century.  The 
short  stories  are  good  and  the  serials  usually  appear  later  in 
book  form.  The  illustrations  are  very  good.  The  color  plates 
have  improved  greatly  in  the  past  few  years.  Complete  bound 
sets  of  Harper's  are  common  and  cheap,  but  a  full  set  is  seldom 
necessary  and  requires  at  least  an  Abridged  Poole's  index  to 
make  its  contents  accessible. 

Harper's  Weekly.    New  York,  1857-1913.    v.  1-57.    $4. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  and  Library  Index. 

One  of  the  best  known  and  for  many  years  the  most  influ- 
ential illustrated  weekly  in  America.  Formerly  staunchly  Re- 
publican and  interested  in  political  reforms.  The  cartoons  have 
always  been  noteworthy.  The  Civil  War  volumes  are  very 
popular  with  G.  A.  R.  men  and  are  of  much  historic  interest. 
In  later  years  the  paper  became  first  independent,  then  Demo- 
cratic and  is  now  generally  considered  the  defender  of  con- 
servatism and  of  the  corporation  interests  ofr  the  country..  Its 
attitude  in  general  is  opposite  that  of  Collier's  (see  p.  12),  and 
both  papers  may  well  be  taken  for  reading  room  use  and  for 
debate  material  on  contemporary  matters.  The  criticisms  on 
current  drama  are  of  interest  and  value. 

House   Beautiful    (monthly).     Chicago,    1896-1913.     v. 

1-33.    $2. 

Indexed   in   Magazine   Subject-Index    (1907-08)    and   in 
Readers'  Guide  (Jan.,  1909-date). 

The  earlier  volumes  were  rather  closely  confined  to  interior 
and  exterior  house  decoration  and  to  landscape  gardening  from 
the  viewpoint  of  the  well-to-do  or  moderately  wealthy.  The 
later  volumes  include  articles  on  the  artistic  handicrafts,  with 
occasional  discussions  of  general  art  matters,  while  the  estates 
described  and  illustrated  are  more  like  those  in  Country  Liff 
in  America.  Well  illustrated  by  half-tones,  usually  from  pho 
tographs. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY  17 

Independent  (weekly).  New  York,  1848-1913.  v.  1-74.  $3. 

Originally  a  religious  weekly  but  now  a  weekly  magazine 
with  a  distinctly  ethical  tendency  but  no  sectarian  bias.  Current 
events  and  important  world  movements  are  discussed  in  signed 
articles  by  prominent  men  and  women.  Both  sfdes  of  important 
questions  are  usually  represented.  Literature  and  the  drama 
receive  considerable  attention  and  there  are  numerous  unsigned 
book  reviews  of  varying  length.  The  scope  has  been  widened  to 
include  nearly  all  important  social  activities,  and  the  reference 
value,  particularly  of  the  last  ten  or  twelve  volumes,  is  high. 
The  editorials  are  candid  and  fairly  impartial. 

International  Studio  (monthly).     New  York,  1897-1913. 
v.  1-48.    $5. 

American  edition  of  Studio   (Lond.) 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Library  Index  and  Readers'  Guide. 

Articles  on  the  fine  arts  in  general.  Most  attention  is  given 
to  painting  and  other  illustrative  processes  but  there  are 
numerous  articles  on  architecture,  the  arts  and  crafts,  and  in- 
terior and  exterior  decoration.  The  typography  is  good  and 
the  illustrations  in  black  and  white  and  in  color  are  excellent. 
An  excellent  source  of  material  for  papers  on  art  and  of  con- 
siderable reading-room  value  on  account  of  Its  illustrations.  $,. 

Ladies'  Home  Journal   (monthly).     Philadelphia,   1883- 
1912.    v.  1-30.    $1.50. 

Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide,  Library  Index  and  Readers' 
Guide  Abridged. 

The  most  widely  read  and  widely  imitated  of  any  woman's 
magazine  and  always  popular  for  reading-room  use.  Serials 
and  short  stories  of  undoubted  moral  tone  but  of  varying 
literary  merit,  and  frequent  articles  on  biography  and  current 
social  movements.  Much  addicted  to  reform  articles  of  all  kinds 
from  hints  on  etiquette  for  young  girls  to  reform  of  educational 
institutions  from  primary  school  to  college.  All  phases  of 
domestic  economy  are  treated  from  cooking  and  fashions  to 
plans  of  moderate-priced  houses.  Distinctly  popular  in  appeal 
and  sometimes  so  obvious  in  its  advice  as  to  irritate  people  of 
broad  training  and  culture,  but  on  the  whole  it  exerts  a  very 
wholesome  influence. 

Life  (weekly).    New  York,  1883-1912.    v.  1-60.    $5. 

Decidedly  the  best  American  humorous  periodical  and  a  prime 
favorite  in  reading  rooms.  The  literary  tone  is  unusually  good 
for  a  magazine  of  its  kind.  The  humor  occasionally  oversteps 


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the  bounds  of  good  taste  and  a  marked  cynical  tone  is  often  in 
evidence.  The  illustrations  are  cleverly  drawn  and  for  the  most 
part  are  real  commentaries  on  passing  events.  The  editorials 
are  brief  but  keen  and  usually  fair  comments  on  men  and 
movements.  The  dramatic  criticisms  are  unusually  candid, 
while  the  book  notes  are  brief,  accurate,  and  up  to  date  and  are 
used  by  several  large  libraries  as  guides  to  the  purchase  of  new 
books.  The  whole  tone  of  the  paper  is  fair  with  the  exception 
of  a  few  easily  ascertained  subjects  (for  example,  vivisection, 
divorce  and  certain  forms  of  race  prejudice). 

Literary   Digest    (weekly).     New   York,    1890-1913,     v. 

1-46.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  since  Jan.,  1913. 
As  its  name  implies,  a  digest  of  articles  from  current  news- 
papers and  periodicals,  American  and  foreign,  covering  current 
events,  foreign  affairs,  pure  and  applied  science,  religion,  art, 
literature  and  miscellaneous  items.  Impartial,  with  no  editorials 
Its  wide  scope  and  brief  articles  make  it  useful  to  business  men 
and  other  busy  people.  The  brevity  of  its  articles  somewhat 
lessens  its  value  for  permanent  reference  use. 

Littell's  Living  Age    (weekly).    Boston,    1844-1912.    v. 
1-276.    $6. 

In  7  series  of  36,  20,  32,  27,  84,  19,  and  58  volumes  (to 

date)  respectively. 
Indexed  in   Poole,   Abridged   Poole,  Library  Index  and 

Readers'  Guide. 

A  collection  of  reprints  from  the  best  English  periodicals, 
sometimes  entire  and  sometimes  extracts  or  abridgements. 
Covers  a  wide  field. 

Not  popular  in  appeal  but  gives  the  cultivated  reader  access 
to  the  best  material  in  a  large  number  of  periodicals  which  are 
too  expensive  for  and  of  comparatively  little  use  in  the  small 
library.  The  bound  volumes  are  valuable  reference  aids,  espe- 
cially along  literary  lines. 

Little  Folks'  Magazine  (monthly).     Salem,  Mass.,  1897- 
1913.    v.  1-16.    $1. 

Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

"The  best  of  the  babyish  magazines."  Stories,  serials  and 
poems  in  the  simplest  language  for  boys  and  girls  from  three 
to  twelve  years  of  age.  Similar  in  contents  to  the  Children's 
Magazine  but  belter  for  most  libraries  which  want  only  one 
of  the  kind.  Includes  paper  dolls  and  other  colored  illustra- 
tions for  cutting  out,  hence  requires  watching  to  avoid  muti- 
lation. 


PERIODICALS   FOR    THE   SMALL   LIBRARY          19 

McClure's  Magazine  (monthly).     New  York,  1893-1913. 
v.  1-40.    $1.50. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Considered  by  many  the  best  of  the  cheaper  magazines  for 
library  use.  Similar  in  scope  and  general  character  to  the 
American  Magazine  and  Everybody's.  Biography  and  history 
have  been  prominent,  especially  in  the  earlier  volumes.  In  later 
years  the  magazine  has  become  more  aggressive  in  reform  move- 
ments but,  while  often  partisan,  it  is  seldom  hysterical  or 
morbid.  Its  articles  on  political  and  social  affairs  are  often 
useful  in  reference  work.  The  fiction  maintains  a  good  average 
of  interest  as  well  as  of  literary  merit. 

Nation  (weekly).    New  York,  1865-1913.    v.  1-94.    $3. 

Indexed  in   Poole,   Abridged   Poole,  Library  Index  and 
Readers'  Guide. 

The  sub-title  reads  "A  weekly  journal  devoted  to  politics, 
literature,  science  and  art."  The  long  editorial  articles,  which 
also  appear  on  the  editorial  pages  of  the  New  York  Evening 
Post,  are  carefully  written  and  usually  based  on  sound  knowl- 
edge and  adequate  research,  and  are  for  the  most  part  of  more 
than  temporary  value.  There  are  also  numerous  communica- 
tions on  various  subjects  by  people  of  prominence.  The  book 
reviews  are  unsigned  and  often  somewhat  belated  but  are 
written  by  authorities  on  the  subjects  treated,  and  are  much 
relied  upon  by  librarians.  Both  the  Nation  and  the  Dial  are 
free  from  suspicion  of  publishers'  influence  in  their  criticisms 
of  books.  The  whole  tone  of  the  paper  is  fearless  independence, 
sometimes  tinged  with  scepticism  of  popular  judgments,  but 
always  on  a  high  moral  plane. 

National  Geographic  Magazine  (monthly) .    Washington, 
1888-1913.    v.  1-24.    $2.50. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Library  Index,  Readers'  Guide  (since 
Jan.,  1909),  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Published  by  the  National  Geographic  Society  and  sent  free 
to  members.  Deals  with  manners  and  customs  of  different 
people,  travel  and  description,  natural  resources  and  commercial 
activities  in  a  broad  sense.  Reliable  and  scientific  but  interest- 
ing and  non-technical.  Numerous  half-tone  illustrations  from 
photographs.  A  great  aid  in  teaching  geography  and  com- 
mercial geography  and  of  interest  to  general  readers.  A 
magazine  of  the  same  general  type  but  with  more  general 
magazine  features  is  the  Travel  Magazine  (N.  Y.,  monthly,  $3) 


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which  has  in  a  number  of  cases  proved  attractive  to  older  boys 
and  girls. 

New  York  Times  Review  of  Books  (weekly).  New  York, 
1890-1912.    $1. 

Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 
Formerly  The  New  York  Times  Saturday  Review. 

A  regular  supplement  to  the  Sunday  edition  of  the  New  York 
Times.  Book  reviews  of  varying  length,  mostly  unsigned  and  a 
large  number  of  "Answers  to  correspondents."  The  longer  re- 
views are  occasionally  fairly  authoritative  criticisms,  but  the 
briefer  ones  are  more  frequently  descriptive  or  mere  analyses  of 
contents.  Its  chief  use  is  to  enable  a  library  to  supply  new  books 
promptly  as  the  notes  and  reviews  nearly  always  closely  follow 
the  publication  of  the  book  reviewed.  The  small  library  which 
buys  but  few  books  will  usually  find  it  advantageous  to  wait 
for  more  mature  judgment  on  recent  publications. 

North  American  Review  (monthly).     New  York,  1815- 
1912.    v.  1-197.    $4. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Semi-monthly  from  September,  1906-August,  1907  (v. 
183-186). 

An  admirable  review  of  topics  of  current  importance  by 
recognized  authorities,  political  and  social  matters  receiving  the 
most  prominence.  The  occasional  book-reviews  are  excellent. 
The  whole  set  is  in  constant  use  by  debaters  and  students  of 
economics  and  sociology.  In  recent  years  it  has  been  under 
the  same  general  editorship  as  Harper's  Weekly  and  reflects 
something  of  the  same  general  editorial  policy. 

Outing  Magazine  (monthly).    New  York,  1882-1913.    v. 
1-61.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index  and 
Readers'  Guide. 

As  its  name  indicates,  devoted  chiefly  to  outdoor  sports  and 
vacation  travel.  Even  the  fiction  is  influenced  t>y  the  general 
outdoor  tone  of  the  magazine.  Of  no  particular  reference 
value  but  a  favorite  for  general  reading  among  men  and  boys 
interested  in  outdoor  life  and  athletics  of  all  kinds.  Stands  con- 
sistently for  clean  sport. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY          21 

Outlook  (weekly).    New  York,  1893-1913.    v.  48-103.    $3. 

Continuation  of  Christian  Union,  which  comprises  vols. 
1-47  of  the  series. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

One  of  the  best-known  weeklies  dealing  with  current  events. 
Still  maintains  a  distinctly  religious  tone  though  it  is  prac- 
tically free  from  sectarian  or  theological  bias.  The  regular 
numbers  are  chiefly  devoted  to  discussions  of  social  and  political 
matters,  with  one  or  two  literary  articles;  the  monthly  "maga- 
zine numbers"  contain  more  illustrations,  fiction,  and  more 
matter  of  a  general  literary  character.  The  book  reviews  are 
generally  fair  but  rather  colorless,  especially  the  briefer  ones. 
The  editorials  are  always  worthy  of  attention  but  within  the 
last  four  or  five  years  have  become  known  as  the  expression 
of  the  personalities  of  the  leading  editors  rather  than  strictly 
impartial  discussions.  Shares  with  the  Independent  and  Literary 
Digest  the  distinction  of  being  one  of  the  most  timely  reference 
aids  on  current  events. 

Popular  Electricity  (monthly).    Chicago,  1908-13.    v.  1-5. 
$1.50. 
Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

Similar,  within  its  special  field,  to  Popular  Mechanics.  Treat.: 
all  phases  of  the  application  of  electricity  to  the  sciences  and 
arts  and  includes  many  hints  for  the  amateur  or  even  the  pro- 
fessional electrician.  Has  proved  popular  in  many  children's 
rooms  for  boys  of  grammar  school  age  and  is  much  used  in 
adult  reading-rooms. 

Popular  Mechanics  Magazine  (monthly).    Chicago,  1902- 
1913.    v.  1-19.    $1.50. 
Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

Treats  briefly  all  kinds  of  mechanical  devices  and  processes 
"written  so  you  can  understand  it."  Brief  descriptions  and  out- 
line sketches  of  "interesting  patents"  are  given.  The  section 
on  "Amateur  mechanics"  makes  it  a  favorite  with  the  older  boys. 
The  "Shop  notes"  are  in  considerable  favor  with  practical 
workmen  and  may  also  be  obtained  separately.  Probably  the 
best  of  its  class  at  present  and  useful  alike  in  the  reading-room 
and  on  the  reference  shelves.  The  lack  of  a  general  index 
somewhat  impairs  its  usefulness  and  its  general  appearance  is 
not  attractive. 


22  PERIODICALS  FOR   THE   SMALL  LIBRARY 

Review  of  Reviews,  American    (monthly).     1890-1913. 
v.  1-47.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 
Original  and  condensed  or  digested  articles  on  current  move- 
ments.   Particular  attention  to  politics  and  sociology  but  litera- 
ture, drama  and  art  also  included.     The  "Progress  of  the  world" 
section  is  a  good  summary  of  events  of  the  month,  American 
and  foreign.     The  "Cartoons  of  the  month"  make  it  popular  in 
reading-rooms.     Articles  are  too  brief  for  students  but  useful 
for   information   too   recent  to   be   presented   in   more    formal 
articles  or  books. 

St.  Nicholas  (monthly).  New  York,  1873-1913.  v.  1-40.  $3. 

Indexed  in  "Readers'  Guide,  Library  Index  and  Readers' 

Guide  Abridged. 

A  first-class,  popular,  well-illustrated  magazine  for  young 
people.  Short  stories,  serials,  articles  on  history,  biography, 
travel  and  nature  study.  Special  pages  for  small  children.  The 
articles  are  almost  without  exception  well  written,  wholesome 
and  interesting.  Back  volumes  are  well  worth  getting,  but  as 
many  of  the  older  volumes  are  rare  and  expensive,  only  the 
more  recent  volumes  should  be  generally  circulated.  There  is  a 
general  index  to  vols.  1-36  (2  v.  $4  each.  H.  W.  Wilson  Co., 
Minneapolis). 

Saturday  Evening  Post   (weekly).     Philadelphia,   1728- 

1913.    v.  1-185.    $1.50. 

Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 
A  .very  popular  paper  in  reading-rooms.  All  present  day 
activities  receive  attention;  business  and  finance,  inventions, 
engineering,  public  and  personal  hygiene,  social  conditions  and 
politics.  Inclined  to  be  independent  and  progressive.  The 
editorials  are  fair,  keen  and  concise  summaries  of  current  con- 
ditions. The  fiction  (which  varies  from  very  good  to  very 
poor)  and  the  biographies  of  men  of  present  importance  are 
popular  features.  Frequently  useful  in  debate  work  on  politics 
and  sociology  but  a  reflector  rather  than  a  critic  of  public 
opinion,  hence  of  less  reference  use  than  Review  of  Reviews  or 
World's  Work. 

School  Arts  Magazine.    Boston,  1901-12.    v.  1-12.    $2. 

Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes,  but  a 
general  index  to  vols.  1-11  has  just  been  published 
(1912,  $2). 

Formerly  the  School  Arts  Book.  "Published  every  month 
except  July  and  August.  Devoted  to  the  service  of  those  who 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY          23 

teach  drawing  and  the  allied  arts  in  the  schools.  Practical, 
suggestive,  stimulative  of  higher  ideals  of  art — distinctly  dis- 
couraging to  the  mere  prettiness  and  trivialities  which  have 
crept  into  the  teaching  in  some  of  our  public  schools,  and  have 
been  encouraged  by  the  'art  departments'  of  some  school  jour- 
nals. Illustrations  suggestive,  good  in  subject  and  execution." 
Jones. 

Of  rather  wide  use  among  grade  teachers  generally. 

School  Review  (monthly,  except  July  and  August).  Chi- 
cago, 1883-1912.    v.  1-21,    $1.50. 
Indexed  in  Library  Index  and  Readers'  Guide. 

Devoted  to  the  principles  and  problems  of  secondary  educa- 
tion. General  methods  rather  than  devices  are  discussed.  News 
notes,  a  few  extended  book  reviews  (signed),  and  notices  of 
new  books  are  regular  features. 

Scientific  American  (weekly).    New  York,  Series  1,  1845- 
1859.    v.  1-12;  Series  2,  1859-1913.    v.  1-107.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Engineering  Index,  Library  Index,  Readers' 
Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

"The  purpose  of  this  journal  is  to  record  accurately,  simply 
and  interestingly  the  world's  progress  in  scientific  knowledge 
and  industrial  achievement."  Includes  also  articles  on  anthro- 
pology and  archaeology.  Brief  descriptions,  with  some  illustra- 
tions, of  "recently  patented  inventions"  and  reviews  of  new 
scientific  books.  As  a  scientific  newspaper  it  is  much  read  by 
men  and  older  boys. 

Scientific  American  Supplement  (weekly).     New  York, 
1876-1913.    vol.  1-75.    $5. 

Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide,  Library  Index  and  Engineer- 
ing Index. 

Covers  much  the  same  ground  as  the  Scientific  American, 
with  longer  and  usually  more  technical  articles,  and  fewer 
"news"  features.  Includes  also  digests  of  important  articles  in 
European  periodicals  and  books.  Both  are  valuable  for  any 
library  at  all  frequented  by  men.  The  Supplement  is  often 
the  more  useful  in  reference  work. 

Scribner's  Magazine  (monthly).     New  York,  1887-1913. 
v.  1-53.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 
Somewhat  smaller  and  cheaper  than  the  Century  and  Harper's 


24  PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY 

Magazine  with  which  it  ranks  in  quality,  general  scope  and 
illustrations.  Many  of  the  articles,  particularly  on  art  and 
general  literature,  are  of  permanent  reference  value.  Should 
not  be  confused  with  Scribner's  Monthly,  the  predecessor  of  the 
Century. 

Survey  (weekly).    New  York,  1897-1913.    v.  1-29.    $2. 

Formerly   the   Charities   Review   and    Charities  and    the 

Commons. 
Indexed   in   Poole,   Readers'  Guide  and  Readers'  Guide 

Abridged. 

"A  journal  of  constructive  philanthropy"  dealing  with  all 
movements,  public  and  private,  which  aim  at  social  improve- 
ment. Earnest,  aggressive,  optimistic  but  practical,  inclined 
to  favor  labor  as  against  capital  but  fair  in  its  presentations. 
Much  used  by  high-school  debaters  and  extensively  read,  par- 
ticularly in  cities  and  the  large  towns. 

Technical  World  Magazine  (monthly).  Chicago,  1904-13. 
v.  1-18.    $1.50. 

Indexed    in    Magazine    Subject-Index    and    in    Readers' 
Guide  since  Jan.,  1913. 

Primarily  for  men  and  older  boys.  Covers  same  general 
ground  as  Popular  Mechanics  with  less  of  the  practical  "shop 
notes"  features  and  more  attention  to  the  news  side  of  engineer- 
ing and  invention. 

Woman's  Home  Companion  (monthly).    Springfield,  O., 
and  New  York,  1873-1913.    v.  1-40.    $1.50. 
Indexed  in  Readers'  Guide  since  February,  1913. 

In  contents  and  general  scope  closely  resembles  the  Delineator 
and  the  Ladies'  Home  Journal,  but  heretofore  less  useful  for 
preservation  because  unindexed.  Useful  for  reading-rooms  chief- 
ly frequented  by  women  and  larger  girls.  The  quality  has 
greatly  improved  in  the  last  few  years. 

World's  Chronicle  (weekly).     Chicago,  1900-1912.    $1.50. 

Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

Devoted  chiefly  to  current  events,  but  also  contains  articles 
on  travel,  stories,  etc.  Intended  for  school  use  and  becoming 
very  popular  for  that  purpose.  Of  value  in  the  children's  room 
of  the  library  if  not  accessible  in  the  school  reading-room.  The 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY          25 

style  is  concise  and  simple  and  the  general  tone  of  the  paper  is 
good,  though  the  appearance  is  not  very  attractive. 

World's  Work    (monthly).     New  York,   1900-1913.     v. 
1-25.    $3. 

Indexed  in  Poole,  Abridged  Poole,  Library  Index,  Read- 
ers' Guide  and  Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Made  up  of  comments  and  papers  on  current  events  and 
current  movements.  "The  march  of  events"  is  composed  of 
brief  well-written  editorials  on  persons  and  occurrences  of 
present  prominence.  The  general  articles  are  fresh  and  inter- 
esting and  touch  on  the  moral  and  intellectual  welfare  of  the 
country  as  well  as  on  its  material  prosperity.  Excellent  half- 
tone portraits  and  other  illustrations.  Covers,  without  duplicat- 
ing or  imitating,  much  the  same  general  ground  as  the  Review 
of  Re-views. 

Youth's   Companion    (weekly).     Boston,   1827-1913.     v. 
1-86.    $2. 
Not  indexed  in  the  general  periodical  indexes. 

One  of  the  oldest  and  most  popular  papers  for  young  people. 
The  serials  and  short  stories  are  interesting  and  wholesome  and 
usually  above  the  average  juvenile  book  in  literary  merit.  In 
addition  to  the  fiction  there  are  regularly  included  articles  on 
current  events,  sciences  and  invention,  industries,  travel,  his- 
tory and  biography,  anecdotes.  In  later  volumes  there  is  a 
special  page  for  girls  which  includes  arts  and  crafts,  household 
economics,  etc.  A  page  of  stories,  pictures,  jingles  and  puzzles 
for  the  smaller  children  is  also  a  regular  feature.  Very  com- 
monly found  on  the  reading  tables  of  schools  and  much  used 
as  a  family  magazine.  The  back  numbers  and  volumes  are 
popular  for  general  reading  but  are  expensive  to  bind  on 
account  of  the  size  and  of  the  poor  quality  of  the  paper. 
Would  be  of  much  reference  use  in  children's  rooms  if  indexed 
in  a  general  index. 


26          PERIODICALS   FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY 


PERIODICAL  INDEXES  AND  THE  REFERENCE 
USE  OF  MAGAZINES. 

Much  of  the  current  use  and  nearly  all  of  the  reference 
use  of  periodicals  is  due  to  the  general  periodical  indexes 
and  many  magazines  which  would  otherwise  be  of  only 
temporary  value  are  made  permanently  useful  by  the 
inclusion  of  their  material  in  these  indexes. 

Periodical  material  is  of  value  in  reference  work  along 
many  different  lines.  Practically  the  only  satisfactory 
source  of  information  on  most  current  topics  is  the  mag- 
azine and  many  valuable  magazine  articles  are  never  re- 
printed. On  the  other  hand,  much  that  later  appears  in 
book  form  is  first  published  in  the  magazine.  This  in- 
cludes poetry,  fiction,  biography,  history,  science  and 
practically  every  field  of  knowledge.  If  this  material  is 
made  available  through  the  periodical  index  the  library 
will  be  saved  the  expense  of  duplicating  it  in  book  form. 
On  account  of  its  popular  appeal,  the  magazine  article  is 
more  likely  to  be  suited  to  the  general  reader  than  the 
more  formal  treatise  in  the  form  of  a  book  or  pamphlet. 

In  most  cases  the  briefer  indexes  are  not  only  less 
expensive  than  the  fuller  ones,  but  are  more  useful  to 
the  small  library.  It  is  difficult  to  persuade  the  average 
reader  that  the  general  index  is  not  an  index  to  the  pe- 
riodicals owned  by  the  library  and  he  is  likely  to  be  more 
or  less  annoyed  when  told  that  the  most  of  the  refer- 
ences he  selects  are  not  in  the  volumes  owned  by  the 
library.  Only  the  large  libraries  own  even  a  fair  per- 
centage of  the  periodical  sets  listed  in  the  large  indexes 
and  the  use  of  these  indexes  in  the  small  library  is  chiefly 
to  furnish  the  reader  with  a  list  of  specific  references  to 
consult  in  the  larger  library.  For  this  reason  only  the 
indexes  likely  to  be  useful  to  smaller  libraries  are  in- 
cluded in  the  following  list. 


PERIODICALS   FOR   THE   SMALL   LIBRARY          27 

Poole's  Index  to  Periodical  Literature.  Abridged  edition. 
Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.  $12  net. 

Indexes  37  of  the  most  used  periodicals  from  their  beginning 
through  1899  (see  pages  30-31).  The  entries  are  arranged  by 
subject  and  title  and  give  volume  number  and  page  but  no  date. 
This,  with  the  Supplement  (see  below)  is  the  best  guide  for  a 
library  which  desires  to  build  up  a  moderate-sized  periodical 
collection  of  complete  or  fairly  complete  sets. 

—Supplement.     1900-1904    (inclusive).     Boston: 
Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.    1905.    $5  net. 

Readers'  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature.  1900-1904  (in- 
clusive). Minneapolis,  H.  W.  Wilson  Co.  1905. 
$16. 

Indexes  67  English  and  American  periodicals  by  author  and 
subject.  Title  entries  given  when  helpful  as  in  the  case  of 
fiction.  Portraits,  maps  and  important  book  reviews  are  in- 
cluded. 

— .  Vol.  2,  1905-1909  (inclusive).  Minneapolis, 
H.  W.  Wilson  Co.     1910.     $24. 
Co.    1910.    $24. 

Indexes  99  periodicals,  including  all  indexed  in  first  volume 
except  the  few  which  have  suspended  publication.  "Also  an 
index  in  the  same  alphabet  to  several  hundred  composite  books, 
reports  of  learned  societies,  etc.,  published  since  1900."  Fur- 
nishes a  good  basis  for  the  library  which  is  necessarily  limited 
to  partial  sets  of  the  more  recent  material. 

Readers'  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature  (monthly).  Min- 
neapolis, H.  W.  Wilson  Co.  $4  upward.  (Con- 
sult publishers  for  subscription  price.) 

Supplements  the  above  with  current  entries  to  from  80  to  100 
periodicals.  Cumulated  at  the  end  of  each  quarter  the  Decem- 
ber number  forming  an  annual  index  for  the  current  year.  In 
Jan.  1913  a  number  of  the  more  special  periodicals  were  omitted 
for  later  inclusion  in  a  bi-monthly  Supplement  (first  issue  to 
appear  March,  1913)  intended  chiefly^  for  the  larger  libraries 
and  a  few  popular  but  previously  unindexed  periodicals  were 
included.  Other  minor  changes  in  inclusion  during  the  year  are 
probable.  (See  pages  31-32.)  In  recent  years  also  includes  in 
each  number  an  index  to  a  selected  list  of  books  dealing  with  a 
variety  of  subjects. 


28          PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY 

Readers*  Guide  to  Periodical  Literature,  Abridged  (quar- 
terly). Minneapolis,  H.  W.  Wilson  Co.  1908- 
12.  $4. 

Continuation  of  the  Eclectic  Library  Catalog. 
Cumulates.  Indexes  22  periodicals  and  public  documents  par- 
ticularly useful  to  the  small  library  and  selected  by  vote  of  a 
large  number  of  libraries.  Entries  identical  with  those  in 
Readers'  Guide.  Includes  list  of  government  documents  and 
other  material  useful  to  the  small  library  and  obtainable  free  or 
at  little  cost. 

The  annual  numbers  of  the  Eclectic  Library  Catalog  index 
about  20  periodicals  of  1908-1911  inclusive,  and  are  obtainable 
at  $3  each  net.  (1908-10  bound  together,  $3  net").  These  with 
the  current  numbers  of  the  Readers'  Guide  are  a  good  guide 
for  a  small  library  just  beginning  a  periodical  collection. 

Beginning  with  1913  the  H.  W.  Wilson  Co.  propose  to 
discontinue  the  Readers'  Guide  Abridged  and  to  offer  in 
its  stead  to  small  libraries  taking  no  more  than  twenty  of 
the  periodicals  listed  in  the  Readers'  Guide  the  quarterly 
cumulated  numbers  of  the  Readers'  Guide  at  $4  a  year. 

Other  general  periodical  indexes  useful  in  larger  li- 
braries are  listed  below : 

Poole's  Index  to  Periodical  Literature,  1802-81.  Rev.  ed. 
Boston,  Houghton,  Mifflin  Co.  1891.  2  v.  $16. 

Supplements    1882-1907    Boston,    Houghton,    Mifflin    Co. 

1887-1908.    Sv.    $46. 

The  most  comprehensive  of  any  index  to  periodicals.  Includes 
many  now  discontinued  and  many  useful  only  in  the  large  or 
special  library.  The  supplements  (now  discontinued)  were  pub- 
lished at  five  year  intervals.  Indexed  by  significant  subject- 
word  of  title. 

Annual  Library  Index.  1892-1910.  New  York,  Publish- 
ers'Weekly.  1893-1911.  19  v.  $3.50  each. 

Continues  Poole's  Index  and  indexes  nearly  100  periodicals 
each  year.  Numerous  essays,  parts  of  books,  etc.,  are  also  in- 
dexed and  there  are  valuable  appendixes.  Volumes  for  1892- 
1904  bear  the  title  Annual  Literary  Index.  Discontinued  with 
1910  volume. 

Magazine  Subject-Index.  1907-1911.  Boston,  Boston 
Book  Co.,  1908-12.  5v.  $5.50  each. 

Indexes  between  70  and  80  periodicals,  some  of  them  in 
rather  common  use,  but  not  indexed  in  other  general  indexes. 

Libraries  which  can  afford  only  a  very  few  magazines 


PERIODICALS   FOR    THE   SMALL   LIBRARY          29 

can  rent  for  a  limited  period  any  article  indexed  in  the 
Readers'  Guide  or  Readers'  Guide  Abridged  from  H.  W. 
Wilson  Co.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Beginning  March,  1913,  the  H.  W.  Wilson  Co.  also 
issue  an  Industrial  Arts  Index,  which  indexes  a  consider- 
able number  of  technical  periodicals  dealing  with  a  great 
variety  of  industries. 

THE  FIRST  MAGAZINES  TO  SELECT  FOR  A 
SMALL  LIBRARY. 

Local  conditions  play  so  important  a  part  in  determin- 
ing what  magazines  a  library  shall  take  that  no  definite 
standard  for  first  selection  can  be  established.  The  fol- 
lowing conditions  among  others  should  be  fulfilled  by 
each  magazine  taken :  (1)  It  should  be  one  the  patrons 
will  read ;  (2)  it  should  be  of  as  high  quality  as  they  will 
read;  (3)  it  should  directly  meet  some  need  of  the  com- 
munity, i.  e.,  it  should  be  useful  as  well  as  entertaining; 
(4)  it  should  offend  no  part  of  the  community  by  its  un- 
fairness ;  (5)  it  should,  if  possible,  be  of  permanent  value ; 
(6)  it  should  be  within  the  means  of  the  library. 

The  following  list  of  the  first  dozen  recommended  for 
a  small  library  was  suggested  by  Mr.  J.  I.  Wyer,  Jr.,  in 
New  York  Libraries,  for  January,  1908 : 

Atlantic  Monthly  $  4.00 

Century  Magazine  , 4.00 

/  Collier's  National  Weekly  or 5.20  \ 

I  Harper's  Weekly 4.00  J 

Harper's  Magazine 4.00 

McClure's  Magazine  1.50 

Outing  3.00 

Outlook 3.00 

Review  of  Reviews 3.00 

St.  Nicholas   3.00 

Scientific  American  and  Supplement 5.00 

World's  Work   3.00 

$38.70    $37.50 

Mrs.  Katharine  MacDonald  Jones  in  her  Magazines  for 
the  Small  Library  suggests  the  following  for  the  first  ten : 

1st  Five 

Harper's  Monthly   .  .$  4.00 

Collier's  National  Weekly 5.20 


30  PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL   LIBRARY 

Youth's  Companion  (weekly) 2.00 

Ladies  Home  Journal  (monthly) 1.50 

Outlook  (weekly) 3.00    $15.70 

2nd  Five 

Popular  Mechanics   $  1.50 

McClure's  Magazine  1.50 

World's  Work*  3.00 

St.  Nicholas 3.00 

Life  5.00    $13.50 

Total  cost  of  1st  ten $29.20 

Others  may  be  added  from  those  listed  in  the  Readers' 
Guide  Abridged.  Occasionally  one  not  included  in  the 
general  lists  on  pages  9-25  and  30-31  will  prove  of  value; 
for  example,  one  or  two  good  agricultural  papers  in  a 
farming  community  or  some  special  magazine  relating 
to  a  local  industry. 

PERIODICALS  INDEXED  IN  GENERAL  PERIODI- 
CAL   INDEXES. 

PERIODICALS  INDEXED  IN  THE  ABRIDGED  POOLE  AND  SUPPLEMENT 
(THROUGH  1904). 

Dates.  No.  of 

Vols. 

American  Historical  Review 1895-1904 

Arena  1889-1904 

Atlantic  Monthly 1857-1904  94 

Book  Buyer  1884-1904  28 

Bookman    ..1895-1904  20 

Bostonian  (included  in  National  Magazine, 

below). 
Century  (v.  23-68; ;  v.  1-46  new  ser.)  ....  1881-1904  46 

Chautauquan    1880-1904 

Contemporary  Review  1866-1904  86 

Cosmopolitan  1886-1904  37 

Critic 1881-1904  45 

Eclectic  Magazine  1844-1904  143 

Education   1880-1904 

Educational  Review 1891-1904 

Engineering  Magazine   1891-1904 

Everybody's   Magazine 1902-1904 

Fortnightly  Review  1865-1904  82 

Forum   1886-1904 

Geographical  Journal  1893-1904  24 


*  Substituted  for  World  Today  which  has  changed  both  its  name 
and  its  general  character. 


PERIODICALS  FOR   THE  SMALL  LIBRARY          31 

Harper's  New  Monthly  Magazine 1850-1904  109 

Lippincott's   Magazine   1868-1904  74 

Littell's  Living  Age 1844-1904  243 

McClure's  Magazine 1893-1899  23 

*Magazine  of   Art,    CasselPs    (discontin- 
ued 1903)  , 1878-1903  28 

Nation   1865-1904  79 

National  Magazine    1894-1904  20 

National  Review < 1883-1904  43 

New  England  Magazine 1886-1904  30 

New  World  1892-1899  8 

Nineteenth    Century 187>-I904  56 

North  American  Review 1815-1904  179 

Outing   1887-1904  44 

Outlook  (v.  48-78) 1893-1904  31 

Political  Science  Quarterly 1886-1904  19 

Popular  Science  Monthly 1872-1904  65 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Economics 1886-1904  18 

Review  of  Reviews 1890-1904  30 

Scribner's    Monthly,    continued    as    the 

Century,  above  (v.  1-22) 1870-1881  22 

Scribner's  Magazine  1887-1899  36 

World's  Work   1901-1904  8 

PERIODICALS  INDEXED  IN  THE  READERS'  GUIDE,    1912- JANUARY,   1913. 

The  asterisk  indicates  that  the  periodical  is  indexed  also  in  the 
Readers'  Guide  Abridged. 

Those  marked  °  are  omitted  in  January,  1913,  and  transferred 
March,  1913,  to  the  Readers'  Guide  Supplement. 

°American  Catholic  Quarterly  Bird  Lore 

Review  °Blackwood's  Edinburgh  Maga- 

American  City  zine 

"American  Economic  Review  Bookman 

"American  Historical  Associa-  °Botanical  Gazette 

tion:   Report  Bulletin  of  the  Pan  American 
°American  Historical  Review  Union 

American  Homes  and  Gardens  Canadian  Magazine 

°American  Journal  of  Sociology  Cassier's  Magazine 

0  American  Journal  of  Theology  Catholic  World 

*  American  Magazine  *Century 
"American  Political  Science  Re-  *Chautauquan 

view  °  Classical  Journal 

Annals  of  the  American  Acad-  ° Classical  Philology 
emy  of  Political  and  Social       Collier's  National  Weekly 
Science  Conference    of    Charities    and 

Architectural  Record  Correction,     National,     Pro- 

°Astrophysical  Journal  ceedings 

*  Atlantic  Monthly  °  Conference  for  Good  City  Gov- 
Biblical  World  ernment,  National,  Proceed- 

°Bibliotheca  Sacra  ings 


32 


PERIODICALS   FOR    THE   SMALL   LIBRARY 


Contemporary  Review 

Cosmopolitan 

Country  Life  in  America 

Craftsman 

Current  Literature   (now  Cur- 
rent Opinion) 

Delineator 

Dial 

Edinburgh  Review 

Education 
^Educational  Review. 

Elementary   School   Teacher 

Engineering  Magazine. 

Everybody's  Magazine 

Fortnightly  Review 

Forum 

Garden   Magazine    (since    Tan. 
1913) 

Good  Housekeeping  Magazine 

Hampton's    Magazine    (discon- 
tinued April,  1912) 

Harper's  Bazaar 

Harper's  Monthly  Magazine 

Harper's  Weekly 

Hearst's  Magazine 
°Hibbert  Journal 

Home  Progress    (since  March, 
1913) 

House  Beautiful 

Independent 
""International  Journal  of  Ethics 

International  Studio 
°John  Hopkins  University  Stud- 
ies in  Historical  and  Political 
Science 
°Journal  of  Geology 

Journal    of    Home    Economics 
(since  February,  1913) 

Journal  of  Political  Economy 
*Ladies  Home  Journal 

Lippincott's  Monthly  Magazine 

Literary  Digest  (since  Jan. 

Living  Age 
*McClure's  Magazine 

Manual  Training  Magazine 

Missionary    Review    of    the 

World 
0  Modern  Philology 

Munsey*s  Magazine  (since  Jan. 

3 ) 


Musician 
Nation 

National     Education     Associa- 
tion.     Proceedings    and    ad- 
dresses. 

*National  Geographic  Magazine 
National  Municipal  League. 
Proceedings       (Included    in 
Conferences   for   Go'-d   City 
Govt.) 
0  Nature 

New  England  Magazine 
Nineteenth  Century 
*North  American  Review 

Outing 
*Outlook 

Overland  Monthly 
Political  Science  Quarterly 
Popular  Science  Monthly 
Quarterly  Journal  of  Economics 
Quarterly  Review 
*Review  of  Reviews,  American 

Monthly 
*St.  Nicholas 
School  Review 
Science 

Scientific  American 
Scientific  American  Supplement 
*Scribner's  Magazine 
Smithsonian    Institution.     An- 
nual Report 

State  and  Local  Taxation,  In- 
ternational    Conferences     on 
Sunset  (since  January,  1913) 
*Survey 

System  (since  February,  1913) 
Technical     World     Magazine 

(since  January,  1913) 
U.  S.  Agriculture  Department. 

Year  book 

U.  S.  Education  Bureau.    Bul- 
letins 

U.  S.  Labor  Bureau.   Bulletin 
"University  of  Chicago  Magazine 
Westminister  Review 
Woman's      Home      Companion 

(since  February,  1913) 
World   Today    (now   Hearst's 

Magazine) 
*World's  Work 
°Yale  Review 


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